diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.c
index 603ae15f139b3286bba0bfe72c769901bed179e9..bea90e6be70e07b2fb6afdb075dd58baa40f5727 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "ath5k.h"
-#include "base.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "ani.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.h
index 0340153970933af5756f2af69995824a6be92e28..7358b6c83c6c219430f15fc47965bb34617de68f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ani.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #ifndef ANI_H
 #define ANI_H
 
+#include "../ath.h"
+
+enum ath5k_phy_error_code;
+
 /* these thresholds are relative to the ATH5K_ANI_LISTEN_PERIOD */
 #define ATH5K_ANI_LISTEN_PERIOD		100
 #define ATH5K_ANI_OFDM_TRIG_HIGH	500
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
index 0d413be3b7e18eac694e7fd6c0ebf02c544df761..fecbcd9a4259c87987da0b5cf2021bb8827cadb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -287,17 +287,6 @@ enum ath5k_radio {
  * Common silicon revision/version values
  */
 
-enum ath5k_srev_type {
-	AR5K_VERSION_MAC,
-	AR5K_VERSION_RAD,
-};
-
-struct ath5k_srev_name {
-	const char		*sr_name;
-	enum ath5k_srev_type	sr_type;
-	u_int			sr_val;
-};
-
 #define AR5K_SREV_UNKNOWN	0xffff
 
 #define AR5K_SREV_AR5210	0x00 /* Crete */
@@ -1271,36 +1260,13 @@ struct ath_bus_ops {
 extern const struct ieee80211_ops ath5k_hw_ops;
 
 /* Initialization and detach functions */
-int ath5k_init_softc(struct ath5k_hw *ah, const struct ath_bus_ops *bus_ops);
-void ath5k_deinit_softc(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
 int ath5k_hw_init(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
 void ath5k_hw_deinit(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
 
 int ath5k_sysfs_register(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
 void ath5k_sysfs_unregister(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
 
-/* base.c */
-struct ath5k_buf;
-struct ath5k_txq;
-
-void ath5k_set_beacon_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool enable);
-bool ath5k_any_vif_assoc(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
-void ath5k_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		    struct ath5k_txq *txq);
-int ath5k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
-void ath5k_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
-void ath5k_mode_setup(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
-void ath5k_update_bssid_mask_and_opmode(struct ath5k_hw *ah,
-					struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
-int ath5k_chan_set(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *chan);
-void ath5k_beacon_update_timers(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u64 bc_tsf);
-int ath5k_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
-void ath5k_beacon_config(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
-void ath5k_txbuf_free_skb(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ath5k_buf *bf);
-void ath5k_rxbuf_free_skb(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ath5k_buf *bf);
-
 /*Chip id helper functions */
-const char *ath5k_chip_name(enum ath5k_srev_type type, u_int16_t val);
 int ath5k_hw_read_srev(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
 
 /* LED functions */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c
index 56062594ff7a19d769954c2dca01e51383d41960..96627ed6d57ac7158ae1532087143f69ffc3c6c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 /**
  * ath5k_hw_post - Power On Self Test helper function
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 7021c9f2c0f7e490c70a985f93485f04dedb9b44..e5adad4bc5223a13f90504d0ceafb2875eb17bb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/nl80211.h>
 
 #include <net/ieee80211_radiotap.h>
 
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "ani.h"
+#include "ath5k.h"
+#include "../regd.h"
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
index 375df849b2e477bbdc0cddc922d247311618c3d6..3952cc8dc4f764be3c639e57acbf68b3943cbc46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
@@ -38,18 +38,27 @@
 /*
  * Definitions for the Atheros Wireless LAN controller driver.
  */
-#ifndef _DEV_ATH_ATHVAR_H
-#define _DEV_ATH_ATHVAR_H
+#ifndef _DEV_ATH5K_BASE_H
+#define _DEV_ATH5K_BASE_H
 
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/if_ether.h>
-#include <linux/rfkill.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+struct ieee80211_vif;
+struct ieee80211_hw;
+struct ath5k_hw;
+struct ath5k_txq;
+struct ieee80211_channel;
+struct ath_bus_ops;
+enum nl80211_iftype;
 
-#include "ath5k.h"
-#include "../regd.h"
-#include "../ath.h"
+enum ath5k_srev_type {
+	AR5K_VERSION_MAC,
+	AR5K_VERSION_RAD,
+};
+
+struct ath5k_srev_name {
+	const char		*sr_name;
+	enum ath5k_srev_type	sr_type;
+	u_int			sr_val;
+};
 
 struct ath5k_buf {
 	struct list_head	list;
@@ -76,8 +85,30 @@ struct ath5k_vif_iter_data {
 	enum nl80211_iftype opmode;
 	int n_stas;
 };
+
 void ath5k_vif_iter(void *data, u8 *mac, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+bool ath5k_any_vif_assoc(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
+
+int ath5k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
+void ath5k_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
+
+void ath5k_beacon_update_timers(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u64 bc_tsf);
+int ath5k_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+void ath5k_beacon_config(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
+void ath5k_set_beacon_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool enable);
+
+void ath5k_update_bssid_mask_and_opmode(struct ath5k_hw *ah,
+					struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+int ath5k_chan_set(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *chan);
+void ath5k_txbuf_free_skb(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ath5k_buf *bf);
+void ath5k_rxbuf_free_skb(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ath5k_buf *bf);
+void ath5k_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		    struct ath5k_txq *txq);
+
+const char *ath5k_chip_name(enum ath5k_srev_type type, u_int16_t val);
 
+int ath5k_init_softc(struct ath5k_hw *ah, const struct ath_bus_ops *bus_ops);
+void ath5k_deinit_softc(struct ath5k_hw *ah);
 
 /* Check whether BSSID mask is supported */
 #define ath5k_hw_hasbssidmask(_ah) (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212)
@@ -85,4 +116,4 @@ void ath5k_vif_iter(void *data, u8 *mac, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 /* Check whether virtual EOL is supported */
 #define ath5k_hw_hasveol(_ah) (ah->ah_version != AR5K_AR5210)
 
-#endif
+#endif	/* _DEV_ATH5K_BASE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/caps.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/caps.c
index eefe670e28a7e11641c1676a952615fd443bd031..810fba96702bd074150f5255dff1e60131f735a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/caps.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/caps.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
+#include "../regd.h"
 
 /*
  * Fill the capabilities struct
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
index ccca724de17328c6e86e0e7b195127314df39d2b..fce8c904eea9e70e2656c0b0d9d8f9ddc65d4033 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
@@ -58,19 +58,18 @@
  * THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include "base.h"
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "ath5k.h"
+#include "reg.h"
+#include "base.h"
 
 static unsigned int ath5k_debug;
 module_param_named(debug, ath5k_debug, uint, 0);
 
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH5K_DEBUG
-
-#include <linux/seq_file.h>
-#include "reg.h"
-#include "ani.h"
-
 static int ath5k_debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	file->private_data = inode->i_private;
@@ -1031,5 +1030,3 @@ ath5k_debug_printtxbuf(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ath5k_buf *bf)
 		td->tx_stat.tx_status_0, td->tx_stat.tx_status_1,
 		done ? ' ' : (ts.ts_status == 0) ? '*' : '!');
 }
-
-#endif /* ifdef CONFIG_ATH5K_DEBUG */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
index 846535f59efc54308008eed1df39314266efcd24..7e88dda82221de885efd881f902f6aded91b10e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/desc.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 
 /************************\
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/dma.c
index 0d5d4033f12a6c475ae8620ee6bb91abdfcf2703..2481f9c7f4b66c1f46bd47907e1123de56440cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/dma.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 
 /*********\
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c
index 7c9c2ab7d9354991f7401b2ee16c0b6306ff80f7..cd708c15b77470a53b325e8856a003fc67ad1eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 
 /******************\
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/gpio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/gpio.c
index bc90503f4b7a9676db2c21dc2ff0dfa5177181c8..8592978119148eba00afcdc1b74e304ff95cf0f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/gpio.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 /*
  * Set led state
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/initvals.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/initvals.c
index 5ab607f40e0e2ad6044472db3e1c90d4a482fb5d..1ffecc0fd3edac5238426bbea33addfe105674f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/initvals.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/initvals.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 /*
  * Mode-independent initial register writes
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c
index 8c17a00f7dad64ccd3756f54566b9dc187749820..c1151c72371105aaf19a520334cd2cca854fe45c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include "ath5k.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 #define ATH_SDEVICE(subv, subd) \
 	.vendor = PCI_ANY_ID, .device = PCI_ANY_ID, \
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
index 53d3af92bffaad361f563099c3cd1e0b7ee5abf0..0560234ec3f648603e5159dc1f2aa3d9e6425df0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
+#include "ath5k.h"
 #include "base.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
index 733d46c188415feca21b47d214d61bed71da7227..a7eafa3edc211127fa48f0d4270bbf2f3b62bf34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 /*
  * AR5212+ can use higher rates for ack transmission
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
index 227c914fa79de52ba5761503364b7d405c46c137..01cb72de44cbe675425e4ecf3a8ec0c7427d9c01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
-#include "base.h"
 #include "rfbuffer.h"
 #include "rfgain.h"
+#include "../regd.h"
 
 
 /******************\
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/qcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/qcu.c
index a8b8ffa7811d0f4f36dc9fc0fe4868e4c30d8d87..776654228eaab7cc4ba7beac04fa52b2930313ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/qcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/qcu.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Queue Control Unit, DFS Control Unit Functions
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "base.h"
 
 
 /******************\
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
index 8bc57e4576155b377ecf7ec2e4c1f26701b1964e..2abac257b4b460ede4c6a46f44986d23bdf28084 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
-#include "base.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/rfkill.c
index 945fc9f21e76253d20960d4e3fb44cf96925e6da..270a319f3aebb903f9d20140f87a3bf57d51f96a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/rfkill.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
-#include "base.h"
+#include "ath5k.h"
 
 
 static inline void ath5k_rfkill_disable(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/sysfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/sysfs.c
index 0244a36ba958b068129c2224953ce5520977ac02..9364da7bd131dd32d2b6f79715bdff5abf457fab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/sysfs.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 
-#include "base.h"
 #include "ath5k.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/trace.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/trace.h
index c741c871f4e9a3cc18786585c5fb1001529a8924..39f002ed4a8803419755c23e55c4de66c33bf29c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/trace.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/trace.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define __TRACE_ATH5K_H
 
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
-#include "base.h"
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_ATH5K_TRACER
 #undef TRACE_EVENT
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@ static inline void trace_ ## name(proto) {}
 #endif
 
 struct sk_buff;
+struct ath5k_txq;
+struct ath5k_tx_status;
 
 #undef TRACE_SYSTEM
 #define TRACE_SYSTEM ath5k